Quote by James Thurber

I'm 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be 48. That's the trouble with us. We number everything. Take women, for example. I think they deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of 28 and 40.

I'm 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But

Summary

This quote humorously highlights the societal obsession with age and the limitations it places on individuals. The speaker, expressing their frustration, suggests that our perception of age restricts and categorizes people based on society's standards. They question why we quantify everything, including time and age, and points out the disparity in how women are generally perceived during a specific period of their lives. Through this quote, the speaker challenges the rigidity of age-based expectations and emphasizes the need for a more flexible and inclusive perspective on aging.

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